Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and Copilot

Summary

This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem

Status
Launched
General availability target
Sep 2025
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Microsoft Purview
Clouds
GCC High, DoD
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Web
Added to the roadmap
23 Apr 2025
Last changed
14 Jan 2026 · 8mo ago
recently changed
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